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      <text>Iran's military headquarters threatens to close the Red Sea in addition to the strait if the U.S. naval blockade of Iran continues. </text>
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    <text>Iran's military headquarters threatens to close the Red Sea in addition to the strait if the U.S. naval blockade continues. </text>
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    <text>The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announces alternative routes for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, citing risks of sea mines in the main shipping channel. </text>
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    <text>United States president Donald Trump announces on his Truth Social that, based on conversations with Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir, he has agreed to &quot;suspend the bombing and attacks on Iran for a period of two weeks&quot;, subject to Iran agreeing to the &quot;complete, immediate and safe opening&quot; of the Strait of Hormuz, and to allow time for an agreement to be reached. </text>
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    <text>Military command spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari says that Iran will allow vessels and ships from Iraq to use the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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      <text>Maltese-flagged CMA CGM Kribi, a container ship registered by French shipping company CMA CGM crosses the Strait of Hormuz after departing Dubai, making it the first ship from Western Europe to cross the strait since the war started. </text>
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    <text>Maltese-flagged CMA CGM &quot;Kribi&quot;, a container ship registered by French shipping company CMA CGM crosses the Strait of Hormuz after departing Dubai, making it the first ship from Western Europe to cross the strait since the war started. </text>
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      <text>Iran conducted strikes on both Amazon Web Services servers in Bahrain and on an Oracle data center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. </text>
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    <text>Iran conducts strikes on Amazon Web Services servers in Bahrain and on an Oracle data center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. However, the Dubai government dismisses any reports the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has targeted the Oracle data center and says it's false. </text>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump extends his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by ten days, untill 6 April, or &quot;face further assassinations of senior officials&quot;. </text>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump extends his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by ten days or &quot;face further assassinations of senior officials&quot;. </text>
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    <text>U.S. president Donald Trump extends his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by ten days, until 6 April, or &quot;face further assassinations of senior officials&quot;. </text>
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      <text>Several NATO allies of the United States, including Germany, Italy and Spain rule out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following a request from U.S. president Donald Trump. </text>
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    <text>Several NATO allies of the United States, including Germany, Italy, and Spain, rule out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following a request from U.S. president Donald Trump. </text>
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    <text>Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei issues his first public message since his election in which he says that Iran should continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz and advises neighboring countries to close American military bases in their territory. Khamenei also vows to &quot;avenge the blood of our martyrs&quot;. </text>
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      <text>The Thailand-flagged bulk carrier MV Naree 6 is hit by two missiles, supposedly Iranian, shortly after passing the Strait of Hormuz. Twenty people are rescued and three are reported missing after the vessel catches on fire. </text>
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    <text>The Thailand-flagged bulk carrier MV Naree 6 is hit by two Iranian missiles shortly after passing the Strait of Hormuz. Twenty people are rescued and three are reported missing after the vessel catches on fire. </text>
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  <text>Celestyal Discovery becomes the first cruise ship to successfully transit the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on February 28 after being previously docked in Dubai for 47 days. </text>
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